Jack Kennedy vs Karl PolingPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jack Kennedy and Karl Poling have met 3 times since 2025; Jack Kennedy leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at M15 Winston-Salem 1 in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Kennedy leads 3–0. Kennedy has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Kennedy has taken 6 sets to Poling's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jack Kennedy won at M25 Winston-Salem 1 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kennedy | Poling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jack Kennedy | Karl Poling | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 46% | 16/35 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 9/18 | 44% | 16/36 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 53% | 28/53 | 44% | 30/68 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 11/29 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 12/18 | 66% | 27/41 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 61% | 14/23 | 40% | 14/35 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 28/32 | 73% | 24/33 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 16/32 | 55% | 18/33 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kennedy 2, Poling 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kennedy
⚔️ The Gladiator
Poling
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 322 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jan 6, 2026
M25 Winston-Salem 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 10, 2025
M15 Lexington 1
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Sep 30, 2025
M15 Winston-Salem 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–3 | 7–8 |
| Avg odds | 3.66 | 2.64 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -16.7% |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | -2.50u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km | 984 mi · 1,583 km |
| Route | USA | FRA |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
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Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 54–68 matches
| Metric | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 47% |
| Sets won | 58% | 48% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M15 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kennedy | Poling |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
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